# Intel plans to shift Panther Lake capacity toward data center chips

_Published Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM EDT · Infrastructure, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Intel plans to take some Panther Lake manufacturing capacity offline to produce more data center chips, Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said on its third-quarter earnings call. The shift would replace capacity for 18A wafers with Intel 3 production in Oregon.

The announcement adds a manufacturing response to Intel's weakening PC outlook. Zinsner said the company expects its client business to decline by more than 20% next quarter. CEO Lip-Bu Tan also confirmed that Nova Lake will be Intel's first client product using its enhanced 18A-P manufacturing process, without specifying which chip components will use it.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-confirms-nova-lake-will-use-advanced-18a-p-node-more-details-at-ces-company-says-its-taking-panther-lake-capacity-offline-to-build-more-granite-rapids-data-center-cpus)

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Published: 2026-10-29T22:20:19.627Z
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